Murderkill River
The Murderkill River is a river flowing to Delaware Bay in central Delaware in the United States. It is approximately 21.7 miles long and drains an area of 106 square miles on the Atlantic Coastal Plain.
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Delaware, United States
- Also known as: “Dover River”, “Mordare Kijhlen”, “Mordarek-ijhlen”, “Mother Creek”, “Mother Kill”, “Motherkill”, “Motherkiln Creek”, “Mothers Creek”, “Murder Kill Creek”, “Murther Creek”, and “Murtherkill”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include South Bowers and Kitts Hummock.
South Bowers
Neighborhood
Kitts Hummock
Hamlet
Kitts Hummock is an unincorporated community in Kent County, Delaware, United States. Kitts Hummock is situated 3 miles north of Murderkill River.
Murderkill River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Kent County, Delaware, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.05845° or 39° 3′ 30″ north
Longitude
-75.39658° or 75° 23′ 48″ west
Elevation
3 feet (1 metre)
Open location code
87F63J53+99
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Murderkill River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Murderkill”
- Cebuano: “Murderkill River”
- Chinese: “默德基爾河”
- Dutch: “Murderkill River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Murderkill”
- Russian: “Мердеркилл”
- Venetian: “Murderkill”
- Welsh: “Afon Murderkill”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Bay View Heights and Bowers Beach.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Bowers and Saxton United Methodist Church.
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Worth a closer look: Dover and Wilmington.
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